Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Location: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia Project Team: Richard Francis-Jones, Simon Barr, Lance White, Alison Jones, Misha De Moyer, James Perry, Josephine Turner, Peter Wise Landscape Architects: Matthew Todd, Mark Brandon Structural & Façade Engineering: Taylor Thomson Whitting Contract Administrator: Altus Page Kirkland Builder: WBHO Pro Build ..
British studio P+HS Architects were recently short-listed for the international “36 The Calls” Design Competition run by the Architects Journal with developer Citu. Entrants were asked to draw up proposals for an ‘iconic’ commercial building in Leeds, England on a tight parking lot plot on the north bank of the River Aire. As one of the last remaining waterfront sites in the heart of Leeds, it i..
Architects: GLR Arquitectos Location: Monterrey, Mexico Project Team: Bernardo Chapa, Joaquín Jenis, Tomas Güereña, Diana Guerra, Eduardo Fuentes Project Area: 5,942 sq ft Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Jorge Taboada Set high in the Sierra Madre mountain range, the Torres House seeks to establish an intimate contact with the natural environment in which it is located. Discreetly open towards th..
Architects: Caramel Architekten Location: Pöstlingberg, Linz, Austria Project Area: 112 sqm Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Otto Hainzl Sitting on the slope of pöstlingberg in linz, the 12 x 12 meter cube takes full advantage of the lot by establishing itself as far into the north-eastern corner of the site as building codes permit. These two sides have a very hermetic appearance, thus preventin..
Canadian architects Blouin Tardif Architecture have designed a home in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec from contemporist
Project: House 6 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Site Area: 890 m2 Built Area: 995 m2 Architecture Author: Marcio Kogan Co-author: Diana Radomysler Interior Design Co-authors: Diana Radomysler, Mariana Simas Team: Beatriz Meyer, Carolina Castroviejo, Eduardo Chalabi Eduardo Glycerio, Gabriel Kogan, Lair Reis Maria Cristina Motta, Oswaldo Pessano, Renata Furlanetto Samanta Cafardo, Suzana Glogowski L..
New York studio Axis Mundi have designed a house for a mountainside in Montana, USA, which incorporates a 60 foot internal bridge Called Ark House, the building will have an entrance hall at one end sheltered by one of two steeply-sloping roof structures. From here residents will cross to the main house in the other end of the long narrow building, either by ascending to a platform that cantilev..
Architects: Samuel Ruiz Torres de Carvalho, Pedro Palmero Cabezas, architects Location: Monte da Caparica, Almada, Portugal Project Team: João Caetano, Xana Gavancha, Catarina Faria, Paulo Valente, Susana Medeiros, Sofia Afonso, Elise Azemard, Ricardo Alves Landscape: PROAP, João Nunes, Carlos Ribas, architects Structure: PPE, Eng. Eduardo Freitas Acoustics: APEN, Eng. João Gonçalves, Eng. Horác..
This house was designed as a part of the 189 house Elysium Noosa development. This generous and open house celebrates its wonderful location on the edge of an environmental park overlooking Lake Weyba. The sculptured modernist expression of its white washed walls and deeply carved recesses combine with thesoftening effects of finely detailed timber screens and natural finishes for a sense of con..
Daniel Bonilla Architects designed the Porciúncula de la Milagrosa Chapel in Bogotá, Colombia. The chapel in la Calera has a basic geometry that tries to alter the territory as little as possible. It uses the natural features of the environment, the wind and the light, to create an essential harmony. The chapel is designed to open to the outside to allow worshipers to gather in mass, this archit..
